Stafford Station (1.5miles 2.2km) is on the West
Coast Main Line and provides frequent services to London, Birmingham,
Manchester, Penkridge etc.

Road

The road through Doxey generally follows the line of the old
road out to Seighford and Derrington. In 1962 there was a major
upheaval as the M6 was extended south towards Birmingham with the
opening of the "Stafford Bypass". Doxey is the site of a motorway
maintenance area (between junctions 13 & 14) and is used as an
access point for the emergency services.

[On some maps of the period the M6 is referred to as the
'Preston Bypass' , thus reflecting the novelty of Britain's first
'motorway']

Air

Doxey is about an hour away (road traffic permitting) from
Birmingham, Manchester, East Midlands and Liverpool airports.

Transport History

Doxey has had close connections to the railways since the
early 19th century. The main London - Crewe line was built across Doxey
Marshes in 1837, much work and ballast was required to provide a firm
foundation. This line was electrified in 1967 (resulting in the
improvement(!) of the Bridge near Castletown).

The Stafford - Newport - Shrewsbury line was built in 1849 and
was closed in the Beeching cuts in 1964. The route of the line is now
established as the 'Greenway'
(part of
the The way for the Millennium
) for walkers and cyclists who can follow it through Derrington to
Haughton and Gnosall to Newport.

There was also a line that went from Stafford to Uttoxeter via
Stafford Common and Weston. This line is now provides a footpath [Doxey Link] from Doxey Road in
Castletown across the entrance to
the Marshes, passing under Eccleshall and Stone Roads.to Common Road.
This section line served RAF Stafford until the 1970s , long after the
rest of line to Uttoxeter had been closed in 1957.

Amended :
31-03-17

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